Intermediate care

Submitted: 26 April 2013
Accepted: 26 April 2013
Published: 30 April 2013
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Background: In most cases intermediate care is represented by a residential care service that faces needs of people, mainly older people, between discharge from the hospital and the return to home.
Discussion: Some authors have a negative opinion of this system due to the risk of omission of care and malpractice for the elderly as a consequence of early discharge from the hospital. There are different models of implementation based on the resources locally available and on the particular facilities network.
Conclusion: The multidimensional assessment of clinical, functional and social problems is the key for a favourable outcome of intermediate care. If appropriately built as organisational care, intermediate care can become a positive chance for patients' health. The key for success is to operate in a patient-centered mode, by accurately defining the individual plan of care.

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Salsi, A., & Calogero, P. (2013). Intermediate care. Italian Journal of Medicine, 4(1), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2010.57

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